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Gods of Mexico / Fulgura Frango and Narvalus Films present ; produced by Helmut Dosantos, Pilar Goutas, Marta Núñez Puerto, Gerardo González Fernández ; producers, Ivan España, Alexis Rodil, Joakim Ziegler, Øyvind Stiauren ; a Helmut Dosantos film ; written and directed by Helmut Dosantos ; in association with Simplemente, El Taller, Terminal, Ecocinema.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Mexico.
- Ethnicity--Mexico.
- Ethnicity.
- Mexico--Social conditions.
- Mexico.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, NY] : Oscillscope Laboratories, [2024]
- Language Note:
- Spanish dialogue; optional English (SDH) subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 0 (all regions); widescreen (1.9:1) presentation; 5.1 surround and stereo.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- stereo
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- "With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, Gods of Mexico is a poetic survey of the rich diversity of several communities of rural Mexico. Using deeply saturated color and hypnotic black-and-white interludes, filmmker Helmut Dosantos takes viewers through the salt pans, deserts, highlands, jungle, and underground mines--paying tribute to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity amidst the shadows of modernization"-- Provided by publisher.
- Native communities in Mexico fight to preserve their cultural identity amid modernization.
- Credits:
- Original music, Enrico Ascoli ; edited by Yibrán Asuad and Helmut Dosantos ; cinematographers, Fernando Muñoz, Kacper Czubak, Martín Boege, Helmut Dosantos, Peter Eliot Buntaine, Diego Rodríguez García, François Pesant, Ernesto Pardo.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
- Wide screen (1.9:1).
- Special features: Interview with Helmut Dosantos; Theatrical trailer.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1416384403
- Publisher Number:
- 850010804781
- OSC 138 AMA Oscilloscope Laboratories (container)
- OSC-138 Oscilloscope Laboratories (disc)
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